Washington
Wizards
115
–
121
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 29 | 34 | 23 | 29 | 115 |
| DEN | 36 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Tim Hardaway Jr.
DEN
30
PTS
2
REB
0
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots1
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite38.3
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 33.8Impact: 0.0
30 points55.6% FG5-11 from 31 charge drawnonly 17 pts allowed on 66.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
42
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-24 (62.5%)
3PT5-8
FT7-8
TS%76.3%
eFG%72.9%
STL2
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG124
DRTG116
NET+8
42 points62.5% FG5-8 from 35 deflections6 contested shotsonly 41 pts allowed on 66.7 possessions
Box Score
| WAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | 27:03 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Tre Johnson | 30:40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 10% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -8 |
| Alex Sarr | 28:15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-7 | 29% | -8 |
| Bub Carrington | 38:54 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kyshawn George | 31:52 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10-20 | 50% | 5-8 | 63% | 4-5 | 80% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamir Watkins | 20:59 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Will Riley | 16:15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 19:45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-9 | 44% | +2 |
| Justin Champagnie | 26:17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 48 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 44-96 | 46% | 11-30 | 37% | 16-29 | 55% | — |
AJ Johnson —
Malaki Branham —
Anthony Gill —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 32:00 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Spencer Jones | 29:02 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:16 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15-24 | 63% | 5-8 | 63% | 7-8 | 88% | +5 |
| Jalen Pickett | 22:13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Peyton Watson | 35:17 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:00 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Julian Strawther | 5:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 35:42 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-18 | 56% | 5-11 | 46% | 5-5 | 100% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 24:44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 38 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 45-85 | 53% | 14-35 | 40% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
DaRon Holmes II —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
WAS44/96 (46%)
Paint
33/57 (58%)
Mid
3/17 (18%)
3PT
11/32 (34%)
RA 71%ATB3 32%Paint 22%Mid 0%Corner 3 50%
DEN45/85 (53%)
Paint
25/33 (76%)
Mid
8/19 (42%)
3PT
15/37 (41%)
ATB3 32%RA 75%Paint 69%Corner 3 58%Mid 27%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Aaron Gordon
defended Alex Sarr
8.7 min • 3 pts • 17%
Best Defender
Tim Hardaway Jr.
held Tre Johnson
4.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Bub Carrington
5.4 min • 14 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Alex Sarr | Bub Carrington | Jamir Watkins | Justin Champagnie | Khris Middleton | Kyshawn George | Marvin Bagley III | Tre Johnson | Will Riley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 1.9m 15pts 63% | 5.4m 14pts 75% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 6pts 50% | — | 1.0m 6pts 100% | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 8pts 100% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 4.7m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 6pts 75% |
| Aaron Gordon | 8.7m 3pts 17% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | 3.7m 2pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 3.7m 7pts 75% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Bruce Brown | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 5.9m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 1.6m 8pts 80% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 3.1m 9pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 15pts 54% | 3.0m 5pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = WAS leads
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q1 6:50
WAS Largest Lead
8
Q3 8:06
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 5:19 – Q1 6:50
+6 → +12
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 6:04 – Q4 7:16
-3 → +3